The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-26

Think OF il; thirty races and never un.
placed; four fifths OF them won, and over so
heats in 2SO or better. think l can safely
assert (all things considered as to age, record,
number OF races over half mile tracks, num-
Der OF winning heats in 2:30, In s:25 or better,
and the fact Of never being unplaced In thirty
consecutive races) that no stallion living or
dead can make a showing equal to that Of
Williams. II am wrong stand ready TO be
corrected.
Thos. Miles has taken up Bay Wilkes and
commenced TO Jog him on the road.
V. II. Seely keeps Gen. Schuyler moving
This is speedy horse, but has been unfortun-
ate in being sick most Of the season.
j. 8. Dorr keeps all his horses on the
move; they look we'll
w. Baxter has four or five good lockers
that he joys regularly.
A story Is told of German land, of course.
there is not one word of truth in it, who
owned balkyIhorse. One day when he was
In very great hurry the nag took a notion
to stop and stay. The German was annoyed.
There he was with wagon load Of freight
and but few minutes to spare if he was 60
ing to catch the Fall River boat. A great
crowd Of sympathizers gathered around and
made remarks At last the inevitable small
boy worked his way to the front and volun.
tered to make the move. His proposition
meeting approval, he started off and soon re-
turned with condlment and poured it into
the animals ear. In about ten seconds the
horse was speeding up the street, ipperty
flap, scattering goods in all directions, smash.
ing and banging the wagon, and having
things his own way, despite the frantic
efforts OF shouting policemen,with outspread
arms.
"Where you got" dot? inquired the pheg-
matte German, taking his pipe from his
mouth.
Right around the corner replied the de.
lighted boy.
How much was the cost of dot? he next
asked.
Only ten cents said the lad.
80! wish dot you got me tollor's worth,
and here is the tollar. Put dot stuff in my
ear right away. Ply chimminy gracious, dot
horse must catch him.
Wallace's Monthly tells Of probably the on
ly case onlrecord of the successful amputation
of breeding mares leg. The operation was
performed at the Avondale Stock farm, Avon
dale Pa, by Prof. Huidekoper of Philadelphia
The mare was heavy with foal when she
broke her leg After setting the limb, 1t was
decided that to save her life it would be me-
cessary to amputate the leg at the knee.
This Professor Huidekoper successfully did
and now the mare and her flve.months- old
colt are doing remarkably well.
"Your little story about Judge Randall
Whites purchase of Charley Ford, Jerry Mon
roe's old racer, reminds me of a little incident
that occurred the other day, in which the three
mentioned were interested" said friend of
mine yesterday. Jerry has figured for so
many years as a dive-keeper, an owner of
game cocks and patron of the dog pit that
public opinion of the old man has given him
q hard name and desperately immoral char
acter. He may have been brutal in his tastes,
and hardened through contact with the de.
PRAYED inmates of the notorious resort of
which he was proprietor, but Jerry had one
soft spot in his finty old heart, and that was
for the aged white horse he sold the other day
his prime, Jerry was offered $17,OOO for him,
bnt refused it, and remarked at the time that
he did not think money could buy him. Back
In the rear of his State street dive, just of
from the room in which were Gagged some of
the best bred game chickens in the country,
Monroe had provided big box stall, warm
as toast, and the floor of which was always
covered with several inches Of clean yellow
straw. Here the old horse had the best of
everything, Jerry never being without lump
of sugar for him when he went to the stall.
Upon the evening Of the day when he sold
the horse to Judge White, Jerry went into the
little saloon at the corner Of Twenty-ffth and
State streets, and resting his head upon his
hands at the little table which stood behind q
pile of boxes in the corner, cried like wo-
man, the tears running down his hardened
face until it was wet with amoisture it had
not known for years. The other afternoon
Judge White took the horse from his stable
and drove to his house on Wabash avenue, be-
yond Twenty fifth street, where he hitched
him and entered the house. The day We
chilly, and the old horse shiyered bit in the
cold wind as Jerry happened to pass. A look
Of almost tenderness came over the old dive
keepers face, and this deep med as the aged
trotter whinned when he felt his former mas
ter's hand upon his neck. Jerry glanced at
the house, and when the Judge himself ap-
peaIed at the door In answer to Jerry's ring,
said: Excuse me, Judge, but the old horse
10 out there uncovered. He amt used to 1t,
Judge, and he's gettin' old, like. know he's
your horse now, but say, Judge, I'd rather
take off my Overcoat and cover the old fellow
with 1t than see him shiver another minute
The big hearted Judge smiled, and going into
the house came out with a wool blanket,
which he threw over the old racers back.
'Thank'ee judge said Jerry, i didn't want
tor interfere nor nothin', but old Charley was
my pet, and I'd 60 hungry to-day to give him
q square meal You see," concluded my
friend, ''it is a stony heart, indeed, that has
not one tender spot for something or some
body ."--Chicdgo Journal
Ihave.no doubt the above is true, for re-
member when Charley Fordlwas here being
treated. at DR.. Sheppard's Infrmary, Jerry
came down to see him number Of times and